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Just wanted to highlight our own fellow Boglehead "Emergency Doc" , creator and author of the White Coat Investor book and web site has started up a scholarship fund for med students. Since the ER Doc has made well over 10,000 posts on this website helping individuals out, thought there mi...

You have two good choices, either one you pick is ok. In many respects you have won the investing "game", and no longer have a need to take on additional risk. There is no right or wrong answer here. You are the only one who knows your risk tolerance. The low risk solution for you is the 2...

Unlikely you would be able to roll a pension buyout into a Roth IRA unless you have a unique circumstance, much more realistic that you would be eligible to have your cash out go into a rollover traditional IRA, and defer taxes on distributions until you start taking IRA withdrawals downstream. Care...

Just saw this in a news story, a tornado expert had one built in his Oklahoma home. Carbin said most tornado deaths and injuries are caused by blunt trauma to the head or neck, either by getting hit by debris or from being tossed by the winds. However, Carbin noted that more than half of recorded to...

Very timely post Taylor, Thanks for bringing that back into view, and thanks for taking the time you have "invested" in putting together your collection of gems. Just printed out a copy of the article for my college student daughter and handed it to her. Now that her finals are over, she a...

Eagle Optics has a great selection. Their own brand is pretty competitive price-wise Agree Eagle Optics is well worth checking out. They sell their own brand as well as others. I own two sets of their Eagle Optics Ranger brand of binoculars. Great website, solid advice as well. http://www.eagleopti...

Picking up a car at Hertz in Park Ridge, IL will allow you to avoid the 28% taxes and fees at Chicago - O'Hare (7% taxes). Pricing between the airport locations and local locations can be substantial. Wondering about the cost of getting from O'Hare to the Park Ridge Hertz to take advantage of this ...

Cadet pay is earned income, and earned the hard way (I recall some related saying about "..... a nickel at a time"). I know your free time is scarce and precious, but make the time to read Taylor's investment gems post of excerpts from Dr Bill Bernstein's "If You Can: How Millennials ...

Seward to Denali is a long and tiring day. You might consider taking the train to Anchorage, spending a night or two,and then taking the train to Talkeetna and arranging a flightseeing tour of Denali and part of Denali Park. Here are a list of authorized flight tour operators in the Park. All are go...

Rick, Two thoughts on what might be a high end and low end. Vanguard charges $1000 for a financial plan (with discounts all the way down to free for higher asset levels). Investor fills out a questionnaire which gets plugged into a software program, and ends up with about one to two hours of actual ...

Second the recommendation to look hard at Hyundai Santa Fe, and also suggest you check out Hyundai Vera Cruz. Both have 100,000 mile warranty , both burn regular gas instead of premium. Both have available 3rd row seating. We test drove all of the brands you mentioned and ended up as owner of one Sa...

Happy Birthday Taylor, You have already done an amazing amount of good in your time on this planet, and you continue to share your knowledge and wisdom with the rest of us, at a time many others have decided to just take it easy. Truly appreciate your contributions to our country and to this forum. ...

Glad you are working to resolve the situation. I was once a land lord (and glad I am not anymore), but I found the advice in Leigh Robinson's book invaluable and helpful with a tenant falling behind in rent. Worked with her over the years, and even eventually sold the tenant the property where she s...

Not sure Vanguard will let you open a new Coverdell college savings account anymore, I also have these accounts for my kids at Vanguard, but Vanguard now appears to be offering only the 529 account option for new college savings accounts, I think since late 2010 when it looked like the annual Coverd...

You are getting some thoughtful advice. I just wanted to make one clarification to Laura's helpful post. Bill Bernstein writes some great books that are well worth your time to read, but his investment firm actually has a higher minimum investable asset portfolio size then currently fits your profil...

Congratulations to your son, hope your son develops a thick skin and high degree of self confidence from his experience and is soccer referee in a league where coaches and parents are advised that ref abuse turns away the young referees needed to grow the game. YES he can set up a Roth IRA, however ...

I recommend The Investor's Manifesto by Bill Bernstein. And if you go to his website it is hard to find a better list of addtional reading then http://www.efficientfrontier.com/reading.htm Bill writes, "Those of you who are seeking investing enlightenment are not going to find much of it on the...

Same experience, I find that I usually get the best car rental rates through Costco Travel website, and the full price including taxes and fees is displayed at time of reservation. Sometimes a larger car is offered at a cheaper rate then the smaller sizes, so start your search with a full range of s...

Yes, it is the Nevada plan, or at least the low cost plan among several others offered by the State of Nevada college savings plan program. https://nevadatreasurer.gov/collegesavings.htm from the Vanguard website https://personal.vanguard.com/us/whatweoffer/college/vanguard529?Link=more&LinkLoca...

Usually these choices are made before you retire, you are lucky to be retired and still have time to adjust your options. You write that you are both in perfect health, and I hope that stays through your joint retirement But life is not always predictable. I knew a couple where the wife had some ser...

Call Vanguard and ask them the best way to do this to minimize additional fees. They deal with this scenario all the time. You may qualify for commission free trades in your Vanguard account, depending on size of the account. Though Vanguard does charge a small account transfer fee no matter how muc...

I suggest you take a hard look at your reasons for rejecting uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. The number of drivers on the road with a suspended or revoked drivers license who are not insurable is greater then you think. In addition the number of drivers on the road who never got a lice...

Both Budget and Enterprise are featured rental companies on the Costco Travel website, along with Alamo and Avis. I have consistently found the lowest car rental prices for leisure rental going through Costco compared to other sources, You do need a Costco membership number to make a reservation. ht...

Since all CD's are federally insured up to $250,000 per depositor per bank, I would just choose the highest yield for the duration you are looking for from those available through the Vanguard bond desk.

Hard to beat these planning tools, both for the quality and the price. http://www.analyzenow.com/Free%20Programs/free_programs.htm Some very helpful articles also available on Bud Hebeler's website "Analyze Now". The mission of Analyze Now is to disseminate inexpensive retirement planning ...

I used the following kit from Amazon and it worked very well. Had to do it from both sides since it was too long (I didn't buy the extension kit). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014C ... hs_product Thanks for the tip on this, I used it yesterday and kit was easy to use and worked great. Make su...

Rick, Well written and interesting piece. Thought this sentence was worth repeating! I ndex investing is a more profitable investment solution than what the masses of investors who remain in denial will achieve in their lifetimes. Thanks for taking the time to write it, and thanks for posting the li...

Missing some key info here to make a recommendation or decision. When can you start collecting the pension? Immediately, at 65, or some other option? Is there a survivor benefit? How much and how big a payment reduction, if any, for the surviving spouse. What is your health and general life expectan...

I would suggest a look at page 5 of the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway annual report to shareholders. Housing will come back – you can be sure of that. Over time, the number of housing units necessarily matches the number of households (after allowing for a normal level of vacancies). For a period of years...